Travel Blogs from Melaka, Malaysia

... Hayley had finished eating the disgusting durian thing and I had finished my smoothie we set off out into the main streets of Melaka. Malaysia is very much like the other countries that we have visited in Asian with regards to traffic. Nobody really has ...

... Raffles founded Singapore that its importance waned. Although not as internationally important as it once was Melaka does still exist as a prominent city within Malaysia and one of the main stops on the typical tourist trail, and rightly so. Day ...

... my hosts over the last 5 days and head for Singapore tomorrow and think of my Trip to Cambodia, cant wait to see Ankor Wat and also the grim killing fields of Phnom Penn. Goodbye Malaysia for now as it seems inevitable I will return some day. ...

... husband and they are all married by the age of 21.
After a couple of days I headed for the bus station to central Malaysia to become an explorer in the Jungle??? Its a National Park called Tamen Negara. However, fortunately the most hairy it got was 3 ...

... and got up for the US game. It was a long night! So glad to get some sleep! As we reflect on our time in Malaysia, we cannot believe the wonderful adventures we have had and the amazing people we have met. This is definitely a place we will want to visit ...

... . And, did we mention, he paid for the bus?! He would not allow us to pay, would not take a drink or lunch or anything.
Melaka is absolutely stunning. In the 15th century it was one of the greatest trading ports in the South East. It has had lots of ...

We arrived in Melaka after a day of travelling across Malaysia from east to west coast. A German guy we met whilst waiting for the coach in Mersing had given us directions to a guesthouse he recommended in Melaka 'The Old Town Guesthouse' (it was ...

We arrived in Penang, Malaysia. By the way, we walked to Malaysia from Thailand (across the border)!!! We ate at the local Night Market, which had delicious food. The next morning we got a Heritage Trail Map for Penang and walked around and saw many old ...

... way. Honk! coming around a corner. Crazy.
Anyway, so I got to Singapore last night and this morning caught a 5 hour bus to Melaka, Malaysia. Currently I am sitting in a (non air-con) guesthouse (i guess i got pretty spoiled in Bali). I think i'm going ...

... cricket. Not much interest in that here. It was international badminton time! And then it was time for bed. MONDAY, MARCH 14 MELAKA, MALAYSIA With last night's karaoke still fresh in my mind, I set out for my first real glimpse of ...

... theater, but the employee showed us a screen with a layout of the movie theater and numbers. Apparently seats are assigned in Malaysia for movies, and we were able to pick our preferred spot. The little things, such as this, are a surprise ...

... time showing us around, telling us how the showers worked, where the light switches were and telling us all there was to do in Melaka. He was very enthusiastic! We walked down to the river, had a look around the shops and temples and had dinner. The next ...

There are three distinct races of people in Malaysia: Chinese, Indian and Malay. Welcome to the melee. Here in Malaysia we've learnt more about China and India than we did in the countries themselves. Recently we've been brushing up on our banana ...

... bound for had a name, Masjid Tanah, which was anything but English and was further reinforcement of the rich cultural mix that is Malaysia.
We'd been advised to head for the beach at Tanjung Bidara at the hostel and journey to get there on an even ...

... Trust the Brits to have a second bite of the cherry. Outside in the main square they have loads of these rickshaws. Other places in Malaysia have got rickshaws, but not like these. They are decorated to within an inch on their life - flowers, tinsel, xmas ...

... ; the coach was brand new, spotless, air conditioned and a bargain yet again at 32 Ringitts (about six pounds). Honestly, Malaysia has the best public transport I have experienced in all my travels! Melaka bus station loomed into view around four ...

... a bit more of the touristy stuff. I wandered the back streets of Chinatown, had a look at the oldest active temple in Malaysia, took a troll along the river bank and finally sat in the town square for an hour to bath in the chilled atmosphere. ...

... through some hall where we were processed and then it was back on the bus and across the causeway that separates the island from Malaysia. Similiar process on the Malay side but with a stamp in the passport. I enjoyed looking out of the window whilst we ...

... old streets lined with Chinese style houses and temples. We looked around a few shops and then headed up to St Pauls Church. Melaka was previously ruled by the Dutch, Portuguese and English - who build and adapted the church... the English used it to ...

... , at any cost. More though can be just plain tedious, like the Independence museum which covers in overly minute detail Malaysia's road from Chinese colinisation to 1957 break for freedom from English governance. I'd say mostly, Melaka is a place for ...

... 2pm on New Years Eve, slightly later than planned because the local buses were busy. We all made it over the border crossing into Malaysia and arrived 8pm in time for dinner in the hotel and a few drinks before bringing in the New Year.
We were just ...

... ), a shop selling jazzed up versions of the veil. In fact I've been surprised (again betraying my naivety) at quite how much Malaysia is keeping pace (and outstripping in some areas) with the West. One of our highlights here has been the Museum of ...